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gabbro

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gab·bro  (gbr)
n. pl. gab·bros
A usually coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of calcic plagioclase and pyroxene. Also called norite.
[Italian, perhaps from Latin glaber, bald, beardless.]
gab·broic (g-brk), gabbroid (gbroid) adj.
gabbro [ˈgæbrəʊ]
n pl -bros
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a dark coarse-grained basic plutonic igneous rock consisting of plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and often olivine
[from Italian, probably from Latin glaber smooth, bald]
gabbroic , gabbroitic adj
gabbro  (gbr)
A usually dark, coarse-grained igneous rock composed mostly of plagioclase feldspar and clinopyroxene, and sometimes olivine. Gabbro is the coarse-grained equivalent of basalt.
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Noun1.gabbro - one of a family of granular intrusive rocks
igneous rock - rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
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Eddie Harkin from the society said that the highly polished axe head measuring approximately five inches by two inches and fashioned from a type of stone known as gabbro, was found in a ploughed field close to the southern shore of Lough Swilly.
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He also announced that Qatar is interested in importing Gabbro stone from Iran.
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